Jerome Joint School District No. 261
Homework
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Jerome Joint School District No. 261
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 2630
Homework
Homework can be a constructive tool in the teaching/learning process when geared to the needs and abilities of
students and tied to the curriculum. Students should be given homework only when there’s a reasonable
likelihood that a particular assignment will be beneficial to most of them. Educators need to always ask the
question, “Is the homework really helping students learn as supported by valid modern research, or is it indirectly
punishing those students who don’t have much help at home. As an extension of the classroom, homework must
be planned and organized, must be viewed as purposeful to the students; and feedback to the students should be
given in a timely manner.
Teachers may give homework to students to aid in the student’s educational development. The homework should
be differentiated for students and align with the research on good pedagogical practices, and not historical
practices. Homework should be an application, extension or adaptation of a classroom experience, and should not
be assigned for disciplinary purposes.
Policy History:
Adopted on: February 27, 2007
Revised on: